Sugar Technologies – Content & Editorial Intern

Our Internship Philosophy

• Our interns are here to learn and not to provide 'cheap labour'. You will not be asked to perform menial tasks or run meaningless errands. Your internship will not be about making coffee or standing by at the photocopying machine. We treat you with respect.

• At the same time, we recognise that an intern's main prerogative is to learn and gain experience. We will provide you with a safe learning environment, where you will be able to experiment and make mistakes. You should desire to pull your weight and want to make a massive contribution to the team in your own right. You have little patience for those who pass the buck.

• We will not be teaching you technical skills ('know how') as these ought to be picked up either in school or in your own time. Instead, we will be teaching you how to apply your skills in the real world ('know why') and how to assimilate your theoretical knowledge into real life as a professional. This way, the concepts from your textbooks and classes will literally come to life.

• All interns will be assigned a mentor and will also be given special attention by our management personnel. This way, you will be exposed to a variety of ideas and perspectives and better equipped to deal with life as a future professional or entrepreneur.

• Interns will be provided with a generous monthly transport/meal allowance in cash. There will be no remuneration or salary. This is because we view internships as learning placements and not low-cost labour.

What we are looking for:

• You are currently undertaking an undergraduate degree and have at least six months of casual/temp work experience in any industry (those with experience or a major in journalism, English, communication or marketing, particularly in the F&B, entertainment and hospitality genres will be at a massive advantage).
• You have strong people skills and are able to build rapport with people you meet for the first time.
•  You are driven to learn, highly motivated, passionate and have an eye for detail. You want to work for a start-up because it's fun and exciting, and because you are able to pull your weight and want to make a massive contribution to the team in your own right.

• You loathe bureaucrats and pen-pushers. You have an over-arching desire to get epic things done.

• You think outside the box and find innovative ways to solve problems instead of just ducking them and referring them to someone in "authority".

• You are well-travelled and have at least one friend from a different country. You are fascinated by other cultures and schools of thought.

• You are interested in entrepreneurship. You believe that entrepreneurship can change the world we live in. You have either attempted a start-up of your own, or have worked in a start-up at some stage in your career -- because it's SO much cooler than being a banker or an accountant! By the way, it's totally okay with us if your start-up failed -- tell us the reasons why it failed and how the lessons you learnt have made you stronger!

Requirements

• Excellent command of both written and spoken English (those with experience or a major in journalism, English, communication or marketing, particularly in the F&B, entertainment and hospitality genres will be at a massive advantage).
• Excellent knowledge of current lifestyle trends, both generally and on social media